"Chì chì chì cò cò cò" ("Ki ki ki co co co") is a song by the Italian singer, actor and comedian

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. It was written by Massimo "Demcek" Di Cicco, Ferruccio Fantone, Giuseppe Cecconi and Franco himeself, with the collaboration of Pierluigi Giombini. The song is reminiscent of children's

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s, and is characterized by the repetition of animal sounds through various

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s; the "ki ki ki" and "co co co" of the title refer to the cock and

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's sounds, respectively. Franco performed the song as a guest at the Sanremo Music Festival 1983. For the song's composition, Franco stated he took inspiration from the

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influences coming from the United States, which were unknown to Italian mainstream audience at the time. He joked that he considers himself a "pioneer of Italian rap, even before

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". "Chì chì chì cò cò cò" was released as a single in Italy by Lupus and

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, together with the

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"Caaasa" (), a satirical political song on

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with a parody of

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's ''

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'' (1982). The single was also released in Germany by label

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(105-352), in Greece by Music-Box (SMB-10130), and in Spain by

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